John Derr - (1991)

Well-known television sports announcer. Broadcast 133 golf tournaments live on television. Covered Masters Golf Tournament, 1956–1971. Broadcast Olympics, football bowl games, horse races, and championship boxing matches, mostly for CBS. Director of CBS Sports. Sportswriter in 1930s and 1940s. Executive director, Carolinas PGA, 1975–1985. Author of two books of memoirs. Born 1917 in Dallas.